Unit Test 1 | Group A

DICTATION, LISTENING, COMMUNICATION, READING

Name: _______________________ Class: ____

DICTATION COMMUNICATION
1 [Track 02] Listen and write the sentences that 3 Complete the dialogue with one word in each
you hear. gap. The first letters are given.

_______________________________________ Martin: What’s wrong? You look very

1 d______________ in the dumps.
_______________________________________
You’re usually so happy!
_______________________________________ Maria: Well, I’m really worried about the exam
this afternoon. Just the thought of doing
_______________________________________ it has been 2 k______________ me up
at night. I haven’t slept well since
_______________________________________ Monday!
Martin: You’ve got to be 3 k______________
_______________________________________
me! You always do so well at Maths.
_______________________________________ Maria: I know, but it’s getting more difficult all
the time.
_______________________________________ Martin: That’s true, but I’m sure you’ll be OK.
___ / 10 You have to believe in yourself. Anyway,
we’ll be able to breathe a sigh of
LISTENING 4 r______________ tomorrow.

2 [Track 03] You are going to hear a young Maria: Thank 5 g______________!
interpreter talking about her studies and work ___ / 10
experience. Listen and complete the sentences
with a word or short phrase in each gap.
READING
4 Read the article and choose the correct
She decided to study interpreting because answer a, b, c or d.
she enjoys communicating
Getting the message across
_____________________. According to the World Federation of the Deaf, there
She has no _____________________ about are about 72 million deaf people around the world. Deaf
changing from translating to interpreting. people and people who can hear, but can’t speak very
often use a sign language to communicate with each
A _____________________ once offered other. There are approximately 300 sign languages in
her work at a training convention. existence that were developed in different countries,
Even _____________________ interpreters and one international sign language that is simpler.
Body language, involving the arms, hands and the face
might feel anxious before a job.
in particular, is used to sign messages. Many people
She made a mistake because she didn’t who can hear think that sign languages are a visual
understand a _____________________ told interpretation of the spoken language. Surprisingly,
they are wrong! This is because sign languages are
by the conference speaker.
based on concepts, not on words. Fingerspelling, that is
spelling words if the signer doesn’t know the sign,
___ / 10 seems to be a practical way of clarifying meaning and
must be easier to learn for people who aren’t deaf.
However, sign languages do have some things in
common with spoken languages. For instance, deaf
communities began to develop rules for expressing
concepts in a similar way to which the spoken
language rules developed over time. Apparently,
babies also learn sign language in a similar way to
which they learn a spoken language: they first learn
vocabulary signs and only afterwards start to learn
about how to express these concepts more
accurately, in a grammatically correct way.
 Unit test 1 | Group A
DICTATION, LISTENING, COMMUNICATION, READING
Name: _______________________ Class: ____

Another similarity with spoken language is that we can To conclude, some people believe children in hearing
find regional variations in the use of symbols within schools should learn sign language so they can better
one signing language, just like spoken languages communicate with their deaf classmates and,
have different dialects. crucially, put themselves in their shoes. However, this
Two important sign languages are British Sign dream is still a long way from becoming reality.
Language (BSL) and American Sign Language (ASL).
As both countries share the same official spoken 1 Which of the following is stated in the text as an
language, it would seem highly likely that their sign opinion, not a fact?
languages would be similar despite the ocean that lies a Deaf people should learn to use a sign
between them. Curiously, this isn’t the case as their language.
development followed different paths. In fact, it’s b Global sign language is easier to learn than
probable that users of these languages would find it other sign languages.
very hard to communicate with each other! ASL has c Sign language isn’t closely related to spoken
many more similarities with French Sign Language. language.
This is because the first school for the deaf was d Fingerspelling is useful in some situations.
established in 1817 in America by a man called 2 According to the second paragraph,
Gallaudet – who had learned teaching methods at a one sign language can have different signs
a school for the deaf in Paris – and Laurent Clerc, for the same idea.
who had studied there. The first school for the deaf in b the vocabulary of sign language is more
the UK, Braidwood’s Academy for the Deaf and important than the grammar.
Dumb, was established in 1760. Neither school, c babies need grammar lessons to use a sign
though, was free. After that, many more children in language correctly.
both countries learned sign language, but often not at d sign languages have fewer rules than spoken
schools, which could be expensive. Interestingly, in languages.
the twentieth century there was a lot of opposition to 3 ASL and BSL are different because
signing in Britain as deaf children were encouraged to a the distance between the two countries
learn fingerspelling and lip-reading. BSL was only hindered communication between teachers.
recognised as an official minority language in the UK b deaf schools in the USA began later than in
in 2003! the UK.
However, hearing people’s attitudes to deafness and c the first American school for the deaf
to sign language have changed a lot since then. It is employed French teaching techniques.
generally considered that the Internet and social d many deaf children in the UK studied at
media are largely responsible for bringing about these home as school cost a lot.
changes, as they have made it much easier for 4 In the fourth paragraph, the author says that
organisations working with the deaf a the World Wide Web and networking sites
to share information about this disability with the are used a lot by deaf people.
general public. In addition, the visual media often b people think differently these days about
have a sign language viewing option, which has been signing and people who can’t hear.
useful too, as it might help people understand its c all TV programmes should have a sign
importance to the deaf. Finally, we shouldn’t ignore language box to help deaf people.
role models such as Kevin Hall, the first deaf d one role model is not enough to change
professional golfer on the American PGA tour, who people’s attitudes.
has inspired the deaf and hearing alike with his 5 The author believes that
courage and has helped change attitudes towards a there aren’t many sign language courses in
deafness. the UK.
These days, although the number of schools where b families in the UK aren’t very good at helping
people can learn sign language has increased in the deaf.
many countries, it is still insufficient. Families in the c hearing school children will learn sign
UK are encouraged to learn to sign in order to language in the future.
communicate with a deaf family member. If they can’t d anyone can learn sign language online.
get a place on a course, a practical solution is to use ___ / 10
one of the many free websites and video resources
available on the Internet. It’s easy! The United Nations TOTAL ___ / 40
is playing an important part, too. This influential
organisation recently held the first International Day of
Sign Languages with the theme, ‘With sign language,
everyone is included!’

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